Pottery and porcelain of the United States : an historical review of American ceramic art from the earliest times to the present day (1893)
Barber, Edwin Atlee, 1851-1916 · New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons · leaf 27
or in the first quarter of the present 4 POTTERY AND PORCELAIN. century, when the throwing-wheel was introduced intothe more prominent factories. This was composed of aplate or disk which was revolved by means of a belt whichpassed around two spindles and extended to a large ver-tical fly-wheel… … 2.—Old-fashioned Throwing-Wiieel. speed to be attained. The revolving plate at which thepotter sat was often ten or more feet from the crank-wheel, and the apparatus was therefore cumbersome, be-sides requiring the services of an extra hand. Thisdevice was a great improvement over the old…
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